Ferguson wins GMAC bowling. Belen coach to step down. Plus football, girls’ wrestling and more
The Ferguson girls’ bowling team won the GMAC title for the fourth consecutive season, but it wasn’t easy.
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Ferguson beat Norland and Youth Fair champ TERRA to reach the finals at Bird Bowl in Miami.
TERRA bounced back from the loser’s bracket and beat Ferguson in a rematch to set-up a one match, winner-take-all finale.
The Falcons won 3-0.
The champs are Sr. Sophia Berardinelli, Soph. Zoe Villanueva, Sr. Sarah Villanueva, Soph. Amanda Guzman, Jr. Katherine Sanchez-Mas, Soph. Angelie Brito, Jr. Lily Berardinelli, and Sr. Luciana Pedroso. The coach is Marcela Del Rosario.
Southwest, led by junior Samuel Garcia, won the boys’ championship.
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GIRLS: Ferguson 5, Southridge 0: Ferg: Angelie Brito High Game 193, High Series 515. SR: Yaneris Pedroso High Game 114, Team High Series 323.
BOYS: Ferguson 5, Southridge 0: Ferg: Damien Maldonado High Game 200, Team High Series 550; Evan Lau High Game 160. SR: Jayden Coats High Game 235, High Series 552.
Golf
Carlos Rodriguez is stepping down as coach of the Belen Jesuit boys’ golf team, effective at the end of this season.
Rodriguez did a tremendous job leading the Wolverines, which saw one of its own (his son alum Lorenzo) compete in a PGA tour event in 2026, the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Belen’s golf program attracted more than 100 players a season the past five years — potentially making it the largest high school golf program in Florida, if not the country. This year, more than 115 young men registered to be part of Belen golf.
During this eight-year journey, Rodriguez created a college-level type travel schedule that included 5-6 trips a season to play in 18 and 36 hole tournaments. Belen golfers won multiple individual and team district championships, an individual regional championship and an individual state championship.
Belen qualified as either an individual or as a team for the FHSAA State Championships in those eight seasons, including seven consecutive as a team. The Wolverines also represented the school on the national stage at the National High School Golf Championship in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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GIRLS: Pine Crest 170, Cardinal Gibbons 190 at Coral Ridge Country Club in Fort Lauderdale (9 holes): 1. Medalist Vanessa Gerogescu (PC) 39; 2. Morgan Cole (PC) and Harper Kiss (PC) 40; 4. Ava Schlinkmann (CG) 46; 5. Fiona Manelas (CG) 47; 6. Ashley Gordon (CG) 48; 7. Sofia Hernandez (PC) and Elizabeth Lee (CG) 49.
Wrestling
The South Florida-based Lady Hammers All-Star wrestling team won the High School All-Star Division at War of the Roses in Indiana.
War of the Roses featured 97 teams from 17 states.
The Lady Hammers went 7-0, outscoring opponents 447-109. Six wrestlers were undefeated, each at 7-0. Two area wrestlers (Zeinab Mourad and Paola Perez) each went 6-1 to help Lady Hammers win the title.
The Lady Hammers recorded 50 pins, including 23 in under one minute. They had 11 technical falls and eight major decisions. They were 3-0 in the championship Gold Pool, outscoring the opponents 165–69.
Each dual victory was by at least 24 points, including a 60-18 victory over runner-up Lady Assassins (Pennsylvania) 60-18.
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Lady Hammers d. Slam Factory Purple 83-0; Lady Hammers d. Michigan Wrestling Academy 61-18; Lady Hammers d. Askren Wrestling Academy Elite (Wisconsin) 73-4; Lady Hammers d. Beast Mode (Indiana) 65-18; Lady Hammers d. Lady Assassins 60-18; Lady Hammers d. Indiana Inferno 51-27; Lady Hammers d. Team Minnesota 54-24.
Reghan Koch (7-0 with 6 pins and 1 by forfeit); Rylee Beville (7-0 with 5 pins, 1 technical fall, 1 decision); Caylee Rivera (7-0 with 5 pins and 2 by forfeit); Tegan Robertson (7-0 with 4 pins, 1 technical fall, 2 majors); Kaylee James (7-0 with 4 pins, 2 majors, 1 decision); Rose Karakolis (7-0 with 3 pins, 3 technical falls, 1 decision); Paola Perez (6-1 with 5 pins, 1 decision); Zeinab Mourad (6-1 with 5 pins and 1 by forfeit).
Perez’s only loss was a close 9-7 decision. All her pins were under two minutes.
Also, Talli Washington (5-2 with 3 pins and 2 majors; bonus points in every win, including a 12-second pin); Mabel Rogers (5-2 with 3 technical falls and 2 majors; outscored opponents 78-6); Temperance Lowe (5-2 with 3 pins, including a 13-second fall; won two close decisions 6-5 and 4-3); Lyla Kasztner (4-3 with 3 technical falls, outscoring them 53-7; Alexis Dubowsky (4-2 with 3 pins and 1 by forfeit); Quisiera Wilson (3-3 with 3 pins); Brailey Jackson (2-5 including a 34-second pin and a 3-1 decision).
Ranked fourth in the country, Paola Perez is from Miami, wrestling for Mater Lakes Academy.
A high school state champion at 100 as a freshman last season, Perez also won a national championship in the girls’ 100-pound division, a division that featured 80-plus wrestlers during those 2026 NHSCA High School Wrestling Nationals at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Ranked sixth in the country, Zeinab Mourad is from Coral Springs, wrestling for Stoneman Douglas last season.
As a freshman last season, she was 25-1 for the Eagles, placing second at state in the 235-pound weight class and finishing fourth at nationals en route to Miami Herald All-Broward Girls’ co-Wrestler of the Year honors.
Her younger sister, Khadiga, went 16-0 at War of Roses at 190 for Beast Mode (Indiana All-Star Team) and Valley Girlz (Indiana All-Star Team). Her victories included a win over the No.10 ranked wrestler in the country as Beast Mode finished second in the Silver Division and Valley Girlz fourth in the Bronze Division.
Khadiga will be a freshman this high school season.
The Lady Hammers are: 100 Rylee Beville (Florida wrestler), 105 Paola Perez (Florida state champ, National champ), 110 Talli Washington (Oklahoma state champ), 115 Tegan Robertson (Iowa state champ), 120 Mabel Rogers (Missouri state champ), 125 Temperance Lowe (Missouri state champ), 130 Rose Karakolis (Florida wrestler), 135 Brailey Jackson (Kentucky wrestler), 140 Alexis Dubowsky (Arkansas state champ), 145 Kaylee James (Missouri state champ), 155 Lyla Kasztner (Florida wrestler, Nationals sixth), 165 Reghan Koch (Ohio state champ), 175 Quisiera Wilson (Florida wrestler), 190 Zeinab Mourad (Florida state runner-up, Nationals fourth), 235 Caylee Rivera (New Mexico state champ).
The team practices at Soflo Academy in Davie. Sean Kirtz from Club Coach K Elite is the head coach.
Football
Led by Noah Alce on offense and Spencer Geller on defense, Ransom Everglades football improved to 6-1 by shutting out visiting SmartEn Sports Academy 44-0.
RE: QB A.Llanes 8-11, 122 yds, 2 TDs, 3 car, 4 yds, 1 TD; N.Alce 7 car, 52 yds, 2 TDs, 1 rec, 18 yds; H.Filler 1 car, 10 yds; B.Rodriguez 3 rec, 37 yds; C.Smith 1 rec, 29 yds, 1 TD; T.Grossfeld 2 rec, 26 yds, 1 TD; F.McCarron 1 rec, 12 yds; L.Elfenbein 38 punt ret yds; S.Geller 2 fum rec, 1 caused fum; N.Torres 1 caused fum; A.Martinez 4-4 PATs; C.DiMarco 3 tkls (2 solo, 1 sack); L.Porcelli 5 tkls (1 solo); D.McCarron 5 tkls (2 solo); H.White 4 tkls (3 solo); P.Grossfeld 4 tkls (1 solo); A.Uster 4 tkls (1 solo, 1 sack).
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